Sixty-seven parents who are visually impaired revealed strategies for their children's safety, transportation, homework, and other parenting tasks and provided information about the emotional impact on their children and others’ reactions to them as parents. Recommendations for current and future parents who are visually impaired and professionals are discussed.
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